The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16

ty wherein such nuisance is
5. Nothing in this act contained snail prevent
duly qualified and licensed druggists from
selling spirituous liquors or wine in good
medicinal or mechanical purposes under
the provisions and restrictions of section
nye OF chapter thirty-two of the Code of
West Virginia as it now exists.
8. All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed in SO far
only as the same may conflict with this act
After the first reading of the
Bill, an effort was made to suspend
the rules and put the bill on it's
second reading at once. This fail
ed FOR lack of the necessary four
ffths vote.
1t now became evident to the
defenders of Wheeling's liquor in
terests that the friends of the Home
meant business and they became
more watchful. A majority vote
laid the Bill on the table ready
Cor another sortie.
Again on the Sth and 9th, efforts
were made to suspend the two
thirds rule and. take up the Bill
out Of its order, for consideration.
In both these efforts the roll call
showed the ages but two or three
short of the required two.thirds.
LIQUOR MEN ALARMED.-THEY COME
TO THE FRONT AGAIN.
The liquor men of Wheeling are
having sorry and desperate time
of it. Between hope and despair
they fly from the saloon city to
Prohibition Charleston and back
again.
The pressing of House Bill 80
brought them hurriedly to the
Capital, now for the third time
this session.
They were first here early to OPP
pose the Amendment in the House.
Seeing the temper and unanimity
of the Delegates for the Amend
ment, they made a short stay and
returned to their bars and beer
watts.
But when the Amendment met
such stubborn resistance in the
Senate, they gathered hope and
rushed into the breach, if possible
to save their death-dealing trade.
Having assured themselves that
they had the Amendment perma-
nently stranded for lack of the one
needed vote, they again returned
to their work of death with a feel
ing of security tor at least another
two years. But now, again, when
a Prohibitory Bill is sprung and
goes crashing through all opposi-
ton in the House, under suspen-
sion of the rules, they take fright
and hurry to the spot on forlorn
hope. 1t is always hopeful to see
the enemy desperate and that
gives us cheer.
But without any further gen.
eral remarks, Freeman readers
shall now be told how the bill
was reached and passed.
THE ENEMY SURPRISED.
RULE SUSPENDED AND BILL PASSED
TO THIRD READING.
Desperate Struggle and Glorious VIC
tory.
After the defeat of Wednesday,
plans were more carefully laid and
worked to secure the needed two
thirds vote to take up the bill. AT
ter the former failures, the liquor
men rested secure on the almost
endless calendar, at the foot Of
which they were glad to see House
Bill 81.
On this assurance they could
give their attention to holding
their position in the Senate, and if
possible, prevent the gaining OF the
one needed vote for the Amend
ment.
While they thus rested, the
Home sentineis in the House were
quietly getting a list of Delegates
who would stand together and
come to the front at any call for
heroic measures. Following the
custom OF the capital in these ex-
citing days, they quietly called
and held a
PROHIBITION CAUCUS.
We say caucus, but mean Con-